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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a very poor job" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe the quality of work that is significantly below expectations or standards.
Example: "The contractor did a very poor job on the renovations, leaving many issues unresolved."
Alternatives: "a terrible job" or "an inadequate job".
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He did a very poor job.
But last year money managers did a very poor job of playing the market.
Right now, in terms of protecting society, government is doing a very poor job.
Frankly, though, banks have done a very poor job of explaining how we contribute to society.
Unfortunately, universities now do a very poor job of helping people actually study humanities.
But right now, in terms of protecting society, it's doing a very poor job.
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"He did a very, very poor job of defending the idea," he says.
But the ABC's own surveys also show that the number of those who think that Aunty is doing a poor or very poor job has almost doubled in recent years – from 5to10%0%.
Sixty-five per cent of Britons polled said that immigration was more a problem than an opportunity (in the U.S., the number was fifty-two per cent); seventy per cent said that the government was doing a poor or very poor job managing migration.
In our current cow-envying mood, we will continue seeing more home foreclosures, medically forced bankruptcies, plant closures and layoffs, crushing student loan debt and very poor job security.
We had very poor jobs growth under Bush," she said.
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